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  1. No. The national title game is not until April 7th. It would be on the 8th.
  2. Yes, Nebraska is 14-10 overall, 6-6 in the Big Ten, and I realize that doesn't sound like much. But the Huskers have three top-50 RPI wins, and just three losses outside of the top 50, which means they have as many top-50 wins as Ohio State, Virginia, Louisville, Memphis and Connecticut (and one more than Kentucky), and fewer losses outside of the top 50 than North Carolina, Kansas State, Georgetown, Missouri, Xavier and Minnesota. Seven of Nebraska's 10 losses are to sure-bet NCAA tournament teams. An eighth came before Thanksgiving. The other two came on the road in league play. So, when I frame things like that, how far, really, is Nebraska from the bubble? Again, the Huskers have just as many top-50 wins as Ohio State, Virginia, Louisville, Memphis and Connecticut (and one more than Kentucky), and they have fewer losses outside of the top 50 than North Carolina, Kansas State, Georgetown, Missouri, Xavier and Minnesota. Each of the schools listed in the previous sentence is either in Jerry Palm's latest projected bracket or featured in Tuesday's Bubble Watch here at CBSSports.com. So Nebraska can't be far off, can it? "Look at the details," Miles said. "All the bubble teams would be 14-10 with our schedule." Gary Parrish loves us: http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24447438/nebraskas-body-of-work-is-better-than-its-record-probably-suggests
  3. Man. Minnesota is in EVERY BRACKET.
  4. Coach Miles will be on Katz' Korner at noon today. ESPNU ‏@ESPNU now Guests today on #KatzKorner 1ET: Cuse Coach Boeheim Nova Coach Wright Neb Coach Miles STL Coach Crews CU's Dinwiddie & OSU's Craft
  5. Yeah, Shuttlesworth this is my bad. It matters not to me who does it. We can let this thread die and use yours. Perhaps dimes can sticky your thread for us?
  6. Good. They are really living off a solid NC slate and may benefit from the Smart suspension on these losses. The Big 12 is really good.
  7. I am on my phone and not that smart. But, NC State, Clemson is a wash. Nova. GW. Kentucky. Butler. CSU. UGa.
  8. My guess would be Phillips, Painter, Fox in that order.
  9. I can't believe I am posting this thread. If we mess up, I will take blame. Games for Tuesday 2/18. NC State (15-9) at Clemson (16-9) Villanova (22-3) at Providence (17-9) George Washington (19-6) at Richmond (17-8) Kentucky (19-6) at Ole Miss (16-9) Butler (12-13) at St. John's (17-9) Boise State (16-9) at Colorado State (14-12) Georgia (14-10) at Tennessee (15-10)
  10. Anyone who thinks signing the deal with ESPN was a gaffe is missing the point of building a brand and building a program. No other way to look at it. If you are anybody you play in one of these every year.
  11. Palm may be right but there is no want to tell. It is what everybody else does around you as well that matters. Perhaps a bubble watch thread of games is in order??
  12. All - I am going to take my time to review some resumes tonight so that I have a better handle of what is in front of us. That said, everyone should review MilesDavis' post because that is exactly what we are up against. By my count I had 23 at-large that are clearly better than us at this time. But we have to win to keep up. Very little room for error for us.
  13. Terran is about winning and improving. Turnovers key. Only one turnover in second half was huge.
  14. Terran and Walter are effective at the end of the shot clock and we are going to stick with them.
  15. Rivers decision: More length important on the road. When you look at teams that win on the road they usually have great defensive length.
  16. Defense is getting more sound. Shot 36% an still won. Controlled tempo well. Seems like everybody knows Nebraska has a basketball team now. Key on road is playing from in front. We were in front at NW and MSU.
  17. Miles on phone as he is on road recruiting. Has not sunk in, I had been too busy talking about it. Just a first step.
  18. I'll say this. Our schedule is going to get reviewed heavily in the next seven days. And, if we beat Penn State and Purdue, well..... That, Palm would have a team like Dayton in the first four out tells me he has not even looked at our games.
  19. At this moment, Jerry Palm has Tennessee, Georgetown, Providence and St. Joe's as his last four-in. I dare you to tell me their resume, at present, is better than Nebraska's.
  20. Number crunching getting more detailed. Without sending this place into a tizzy; we are closer than most of you think. In a battle for 36 at-large spots, I only see 23 really solid teams right now. You can really start some good beer conversation after that.
  21. The Bracket Matrix is unreal. I love it. Generally after compiling all those brackets they get it nearly 100% correct.
  22. Too show you just how funky the RPI can be, the Wildcats are currently 12th in said RPI. They are 10-6 against the top-100 (not bad, right?), but only 2-4 against the top-50 and have ZERO RPI top-25 wins. Nebraska is 6-7 against the RPI top-100 and have played TEN games against the top-50 (3-7 overall). The Wildcats have been feasting on teams between 51-100 on the RPI list.
  23. It's not just what we do, unfortunately, Dave. What if Wichita State loses in the Valley tournament? What does the committee do with Toledo if they don't win the MAC. What if Wyoming wins the Mountain West? All plausible scenarios. Hopefully I'll be able to go through some different scenarios on that tonight. If we don't win the Big Ten tournament, we have to be one of the 36 next best teams in the eyes of the committee. We'll see how close we are.
  24. All. I'm working through some of numbers today. I hope to have something posted to the site tonight if all goes well. I think right now we are a fringe bubble team as most say.
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